People Experience Senior Business Partner

The People Experience Senior Business Partner is a strategic advisor and change leader, partnering with senior business leaders to align people strategies with organisational goals. This role provides end to end HR / IR partnering across the employee lifecycle, to enable and maintain positive employee engagement, partnering with leaders to uplift capability, deliver organisational change, workforce planning, and organisational effectiveness while ensuring compliance and mitigating risk. 

Are you passionate about delivering people-focused HR solutions and supporting a dynamic workforce? Blackwoods is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented People Experience Senior Business Partner to join our People Experience Business Partnering team based at our Carole Park or Acacia Ridge branch.

About the Role

As a Senior HR Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in supporting your client group by providing exceptional expert advice on all aspects of human resources including but not limited to industrial matters, investigations, compliance, engagement initiatives, workforce and talent planning, remuneration, learning and development; and performance management. You will support the employee lifecycle, with end to end touch points to ensure strong retention and culture.

Your Opportunity

In this role, you will be the first point of contact for your client group leaders, providing timely and accurate advice and guidance. You’ll be responsible for monthly reporting, participating in leadership meetings and strategic projects.

What Success Looks Like

• Ongoing culture and engagement activities and outcomes delivered
• Building leadership capability through coaching / advice
• Successful management of industrial / employee relations matters
• On-time delivery of HR related projects within the HR function and your client group

 What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary (undergraduate) qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in HR roles with strong industrial and employee relations experience
• Experience working in a large multifunctional organisation
• Proficiency in navigating a range of HRIS systems and Microsoft office suite of applications
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills

Why Our Team Enjoys Being Part of Blackwoods: 

To ensure our employees feel valued, supported, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Opportunity to grow and develop your career in a national business
• Hybrid work environment
• A supportive network of stakeholders
• Discounts to Wesfarmers retailers (Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks, OnePass)
• Long term incentives through the Wesfarmers Share Plan
• Refer-A-Friend program, earning up to $2,000 for each referral
• Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks annual leave
• Generous paid parental leave program
• Regular team events, celebrations and development opportunities

NEXT STEPS

If you meet most of the criteria listed above and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your application today. We will be contacting suitable candidates as we receive them.

As part of our recruitment process and commitment to safety, you may be required to undertake background checks (which may include a police check, a pre-employment medical assessment; and/or drug & alcohol testing) as part of your application process. 

Blackwoods also promotes diversity and inclusion across our workplaces and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities.

OUR STORY

Blackwoods is Australia’s leading supplier of industrial and safety supplies. For over 140 years, we have supported businesses big and small with our range of over 300,000 products from the world’s best brands. From the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the railway and your local mechanic, we supply what our customers need when they need it, along with unparalleled expertise and service from our passionate team. 

With a national footprint of over 50 branches and 6 Distribution Centres, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Being a part of the Wesfarmers group, also means that we have endless opportunities to make a difference, so join us, and let’s help more people build a better Australia.